I never thought I would be involved in helping pull off an Art Camp, but this week I have the opportunity to do so. Crossroads Christian Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn asked us to help them in running the camp this week. It is kind of crazy, but should be a lot of fun. The camp will not have any real direct connection to the church, but it will be connected to the church's community art center, called The Storefront. The Storefront is a place that is used for artists in the community to come together and form community, improve their skills, and find other artists in the community. They know that it is ran by a church, but they are okay with that. The Storefront has been a connection point for a lot of people and God is definitely using it to benefit his Kingdom.
The week's goal is to get the kids interested in art and how art can affect the community and humanity. So each day we a different theme. The four themes are Community, Diversity, Compassion and Awareness. The challenge of the week is that we cannot completely talk about God or Christianity, so using these themes without mentioning our worldview is hard. The kids will be mostly Jewish, Muslim or Catholic. So it will be quit diverse.
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